Phonology
Sound inventory and phonological rules
13 consonants
14 vowels
Consonant Inventory
| Manner | Bilabial | Labiodental | Alveolar | Retroflex | Velar | Glottal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | b | · | d | · | k | ʔ | ||||||
| Nasal | m | · | · | ɳ | · | · | ||||||
| Fricative | · | v | · | ʂʐ | · | h | ||||||
| Lateral fricative | · | · | ɬ | · | · | · | ||||||
| Affricate | · | · | · | ʈʂɖʐ | · | · | ||||||
Vowel Inventory
| Height | Front | Central | Back |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | iy | ɨ | u |
| Close-mid | e | · | ɤo |
| Mid | · | ə | · |
| Open-mid | ɛœ | · | ɔ |
| Near-open | æ | · | · |
| Open | ɶ | · | ɑ |
Syllable Structure
(C)V(C)